IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Social Media and Counter-Terror Operations

Social media platform usage during course of counter-terror operations can lead to adverse fallouts.

Shashank Ranjan |
December 01, 2023 |
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S&T Initiatives and the Strategic Advance of India–US Relations

There is now a forward-looking embrace of science and technology cooperation in India–US relations.

Cherian Samuel |
November 30, 2023 |
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ChatGPT and Potential for Deleterious Exploitation

ChatGPT’s potentially exploitative use by violent non-state actors can undermine human and state security.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai |
November 22, 2023 |
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Israel–Hamas Conflict and the Cyber Realm

Hamas and its affiliates, along with other hacktivist groups, have conducted numerous cyber operations against Israeli targets.

Rohit Kumar Sharma |
November 17, 2023 |
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China’s 13th Arctic Expedition

Chinese scientists successfully carried out tasks at the North Pole onboard their first domestically built polar ice-breaker Xuelong 2.

Bipandeep Sharma |
November 10, 2023 |
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ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific Priorities

ASEAN’s recent initiatives towards the Indo-Pacific help cement its centrality further while maintaining the grouping’s autonomy.

Yukti Panwar |
November 10, 2023 |
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Israel–Hamas Conflict and Southeast Asian Responses

Southeast Asian nations’ responses to the ongoing violent conflict between Israel and Hamas are influenced by historical, domestic, demographic and strategic factors.

Om Prakash Das |
November 08, 2023 |
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Fukushima Wastewater Discharge: Japanese and Chinese Public Diplomacy Strategies

Japan and China are utilising parallel strategies to influence each other and the world over the latest fault-line in their contentious relationship.

Arnab Dasgupta |
November 03, 2023 |
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Synergising International Cooperation and National Strategies to Combat Ransomware

There is a need to formulate a national strategy to tackle ransomware threat as this cybercrime affects governments, businesses and individuals.

Cherian Samuel |
October 20, 2023 |
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Tanzania: A Key Partner for India in the Western Indian Ocean Region

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to India from 8 to 10 October 2023 has injected fresh impetus into India–Tanzania bilateral ties.

ECCAS Mediation in Gabon and Role of External Powers

Russian influence in the Central African Republic (CAR) raises questions on the Economic Community of Central African States’ mediation efforts in Gabon, led by the President of CAR.

Avit A. Chami |
September 29, 2023 |
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Prachanda’s Visit to China: Opportunities and Challenges

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China on 22 September 2023 assumes significance, given the growing engagement of China in many sectors of Nepalese economy in the last...

Saurav Raj Pant |
September 20, 2023 |
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Ladakh’s Vulnerability to Flash Floods: Adaptation and Mitigation Measures

Ladakh's ecological balance has been disrupted due to climate change, altering weather patterns and water flow, which are leading to frequent perilous floods.

Ravinder Singh |
September 18, 2023 |
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The United States and UNESCO: A Contentious History

It remains to be seen if the UNESCO will become another platform for US–China contentions or realise the lofty goals as enshrined in its constitution.

Opangmeren Jamir |
September 15, 2023 |
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Nuclear Issues and the G-20 Leaders’ Declaration

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration asserts that the ‘use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible’.

Rajiv Nayan |
September 15, 2023 |
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The 18th East Asia Summit: Priorities of a Region in Flux

The East Asia Summit remains critical to advancing closer regional cooperation, at a time of a rapid geo-political and geo-economic changes.

Temjenmeren Ao |
September 14, 2023 |
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India–US Jet Engine Deal: A Major Milestone

Prime Minister Modi and President Biden recommitted to expeditiously work towards supporting the fulfilment of the GE-HAL jet engine deal, at the meeting ahead of the New Delhi G20 Summit.

Arvind Khare |
September 11, 2023 |
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The China–Africa Peace and Security Forum: Practical Outcomes or Same Old Rhetoric?

China’s security engagement in Africa has grown to encompass aspects relating to police and law enforcement cooperation, conflict mediation, and professional military education.